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@WirtzRules 

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Newly diagnosed RRMS Sept 13, 2023

Looking forward to connecting with other MSers!!!! Just finished a round of IV steroids and am waiting on pre-auth of Kesimpta to go through.
Green Bay, United States
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@WirtzRules 

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Newly diagnosed RRMS Sept 13, 2023

Looking forward to connecting with other MSers!!!! Just finished a round of IV steroids and am waiting on pre-auth of Kesimpta to go through.
Green Bay, United States
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@Annacurt 

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Get to know me

Hi fellow MSers, I’m Anna, I’m a 28 yo from Italy but have been living in London for the last 6ish years. My story with ms is pretty new. In early June I woke up with all the right side affected by a sensation of numbness and tingling. After a couple of trips to the ER (where they told me I was st...
London, United Kingdom
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@shiftms-polls 

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Women MSers - what are your unmet needs? 🤔

In anticipation of our brand new Women & MS video series (launching later in the autumn. Watch. This. Space), we’re taking the needs of female MSers directly to healthcare professionals next month at ECTRIMS, Europe’s biggest MS conference. We’ve already had an amazing response to two previous Wome...

What is the biggest unmet need for women with MS in 2023?

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@Sportsinjury 

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Late diagnosis - took decades!

Good morning Shift users! I'm Sheena and it's only in the last 6 months that a diagnosis has been formally put forward. As I am now nearly 70 (well 68) I feel I have been fortunate to have such a delayed diagnosis. This website appealed because at last it appears to be positive and to suggest what...
Bristol, United Kingdom
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@Domi 

Domi

Upcoming trip to South Africa

After relapsing a couple of weeks before my planned trip to South Africa and having to cancel it two years ago, I finally feel well enough to go this year in November. I'm going with my family & some friends of theirs & we'll travel from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. Would love to connect with some ...
Basel, Switzerland
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@Bear79 

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Need some advice on users
Clarksville, United States

@shiftms-polls 

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The emotional impact of your MS diagnosis

Cast your mind back to that moment when you were sitting opposite your doctor and told “it’s multiple sclerosis”. Three words that are nothing short of life changing. When we speak to MSers about their diagnosis appointment, it’s clear that how those three words are delivered, and the care that im...

MS & trauma. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being not traumatic at all and 5 being extremely traumatic, how would you rate the emotional impact of your MS diagnosis?

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@Jay4Life 

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Revitive

Could one of those be beneficial for us MSers?
Kidsgrove, United Kingdom

@GilesCarey 

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Hello and advice on Ocrelizumab

Hello everyone, this is a new experience for me talking to other MSers and not just the nurse or consultant. I got diagnosed with RRMS in 2015 but have experienced symptoms since around 2000. I had my first relapse since diagnosed in February this year, I recovered fine with steroids and even though...
Evesham, United Kingdom
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